I am personally a huge fan of taking advantage of wealthy people.

You don't really have iPhone 16 pro Max and Air pods money to throw away like this without having a one sided relationship with labor, in my opinion.

But that's my cynical leftist view.

I imagine the biggest reason to not keep it is fear of your son getting spoiled or demanding gifts from you that are this same caliber.

However, he is 16. Certainly not the most rational age for many people, but he can understand the difference in financial statuses between you and his friend.

I think it would be distressing for you to take away this expensive thing on the grounds of "we're too poor to have nice things" especially since it was a gift from his best friend. But having that discussion of "hey don't let that get to your head. I still love you I just could not afford such an expensive gift. Here's a vague breakdown of our expenses"

My dad had a similar discussion with me when I was getting ready to go to college the first time and he flat out told me how much he and mom made and broke down where the money goes. It really helped me understand our economic position instead of just assuming my parents made a good amount of money (they didn't)

I just assume anything that promises free stuff on Instagram reels is in fact a scam or a hack.

Also I'm not getting on that shit site to confirm it's true.

There's a reason they tell you NOT to use a knife in a self defense scenario. It is nearly impossible to defend especially if you kill the attacker.

I think you statistically have a better chance of getting away with "executioner style" shots with a gun than knife use in self defense.

Linux everywhere and then Windows VM labeled "Shitty Spyware Do Not Open"

I wanted an apartment with a balcony but they're all $500+ more a month in rent then I'm already paying.

I had 5 rounds of interviews for a Tier 1 IT job.

Did they have bribery in the form of mobile Fast Food trucks?

Probably not, but everything else checks out.

I'm only disappointed I won't get to read the history books 300 years from now when they cite twitter posts and AI generated videos.

I hate that this isn't "New Info"

I am glad that Reuters is reminding people of this fact.

They had an auto tram that could carry everyone across the entire facility and was sophisticated enough to stop for a robotic auto loader.

I feel like it would have been trivial to ha e acomputer Controlled cart and, if they really wanted, a humanoid robot to press the button.

I like to pick the lock to make sure there's nothing important behind the door. Then I lock it back to shoot it.

Just saying, if you had spent as much on a laptop as you did on a MacBook, you would get a full work days of battery.

It's the same failure point apple fans have about Android. Yeah there are cheap androids. They suck, but also they cost$100-$200 new. What's apples offering in that price range?

I don't really care unless it has the same price point as the 8gb one.

But we all know it won't be.